Hotel Goethe 87,good location?

Hi

I am planning to visit Berlin for the first time next March.

We are thinking to stay in Goethe 87 hotel.Is it in a good location to visit the main sighs in Berlin?

How can we reach the Hotel from Schonefeld airport by public transport?

Thanks for your help

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Yes, very good location, plenty of restaurants and bars in the neighborhood, shopping as well. S-Bahn station Bahnhof Zoo just a block away with easy access to all the main sights.

From Sch?nefeld airport to Berlin Zoo check www.bahn.de

from: Berlin Sch?nefeld

to: Berlin Zoo

Journey time is 35mins and some trains are direct, some require 1 change.

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The hotel is very close to the Zoo station, and there are many restaurants/pubs around it, but it is not so close to most major sites, as these are located in %26quot;City East%26quot;, around Unter den Linden, Hackescher Markt and Gendarmenmarkt.

Still, it is a very good hotel, and Berlin has an excellent public transit system, so you can get to the East in very little time.

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Thanks Andreas,Thanks Lylou

First I have planned to stay in Mitte closer to the main historic sighs,but after read some good reviews about Charlottenburg area and hotel Goethe 87 I have decided to change!

The public transport is easy and secure to use even at night?

Danka

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The sights are not on your door step as already mentioned by lylou and Andreas_US_GER but the area is still very central with the Zoo station as well as the S-Bahn station Savignyplatz in walking distance. From there you get easily around in Central Berlin whatever time of the day. I used to live around the corner from the hotel and I never felt insecure, not even at night. The area is actually not cheap to live in.

Around the Zoo station you%26#39;ll find the odd charactars (e.g. homeless) but that%26#39;s similiar to bigger train stations around the world. Anyway, they never even spoke to me when I walked home in the middle of the night.

Around Knesebeckstr., Grolmannstr., Savignyplatz you%26#39;ll find heaps of nice bars and restaurants.

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Many thanks for your reply BerlinGal.

It is much more easy to planning my visit to Berlin with the advices from who lives in this...I am sure...fantastic city!

I have found an Easter promotion at SwissHotel Berlin.Do you think it would be better option than Goethe 87?

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I can%26#39;t say much to the hotels itself, I%26#39;ve only seen them from the outside. The Goethe 87 is on a fairly side street while the Swissotel is on the corner of the Ku%26#39;Damm. The Goethe 87 is small while the Swissotel is a big hotel, it really depends what you are looking for. Both are fairly close to each other therefore there is no difference in the area.

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Thanks BerlinGal for your reply.

I like more small Hotel than the big ones,so if both are in the same area probably I will chose the Goethe 87.

Danke

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